title: Reversible visual loss after shunt malfunction.
abstract: Report on three hydrocephalic, shunt dependent children, who became blind due to shunt malfunction and rapidly decreased intracranial pressure. They regained vision several days (one case) or several months (2 cases) after shunt revision. The related literature is reviewed and possible pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, F.R.G.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cedzich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000601:surgery*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology